Chapter 11 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive. "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm. "Let's take it to the light." This didn't suit Claverton's purpose at all. "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
Chapter 11 of The Fire Trumpet is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “"It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “"It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.”
freed from enchantment
From this reading “"It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!”
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading “"It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.”
past form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading “"They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “"It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “"It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.”
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From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading This didn't suit Claverton's purpose at all.
-ing form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This didn't suit Claverton's purpose at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
of surpassing excellence
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This didn't suit Claverton's purpose at all.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This didn't suit Claverton's purpose at all.
freed from enchantment
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
past form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Let's take it to the light."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's take it to the light."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Let's take it to the light."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading This didn't suit Claverton's purpose at all.
on the contrary
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading This didn't suit Claverton's purpose at all.
carry out
From this reading "Let's take it to the light."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
a special situation
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This didn't suit Claverton's purpose at all.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "They are not so brilliant as I thought," remarked Lilian, as they inspected the captive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's rather an insignificant-looking thing," she continued, allowing the insect to crawl over her delicate palm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It won't shine there," he said, "and you'll be disenchanted with it, and--Ah!
Chapter 11 of The Fire Trumpet by Bertram Mitford holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 11 holds 400 sentences of The Fire Trumpet, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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